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“Basically I see that song as a bunch of images which I threw together to represent the fact that I was seeing one girl and then I started seeing another, and it was just the guilt in between those two periods. The ballads I've written since have been about things that really hurt me.”

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George Michael, born on June 25, 1963, and passed away on December 25, 2016, was a renowned British singer, songwriter, and music producer. He gained fame in the early 1980s as a member of the pop band Wham!, and continued his musical career as a solo artist, becoming a global pop music sensation. George Michael's unique voice and emotionally charged songs have won him numerous awards and the love of fans worldwide. more

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